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cortesoftyesterday at 7:23 PM2 repliesview on HN

Shouldn't it be whatever the user wants? If they want the ship's computer, it should be that, if they want Data, it should be that.


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MarkusQyesterday at 7:32 PM

You can want your e-scooter to be a jet ski, but you'll wind up having issues when you try to use it as one. LLMs are _really good_ at pretending to be something they aren't, but not always so good at being that thing, so you should be careful what you ask for.

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MSFT_Edgingtoday at 11:53 AM

No because then the non-deterministic grifter Data tells you to kill yourself.

Data is an individual. LLMs are time-shared hallucinatory algorithms that will ultimately be used to sell ad space.

It is Stupid to create "the machine that melts people's brains", but these assholes are trying to sell you "the machine that melts people's brains" and love to market it as being "anything the user wants".